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Letters

01 March 2011 Comments Letters Hawk Owl in Wiltshire ...

Mike Madders (1957-2009)

01 March 2010 Comments Obituaries Mike Madders was a professional ornitholo- gist, best known for his work on the likely impact of wind-power development on upland birds in Scotland. He is more popu- larly known for the many books he authored and published. Mike was born in Leicester on ...

The status of Caspian Gull in Malta

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper Although gull-watching on Malta has been carried out by the authors for over 20 years, more systematic observations were under- taken during 2001-09. Sessions are held in most months, with more intensive effort from August to April, but especially during ...

DNA analysis of a juvenile Common Snipe on Corvo, Azores

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper The Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago is a rare breeding bird in the Azores archipelago, where breeding occurs in the moist, elevated plains and moors of the islands of SaÃÆo Miguel, Terceira, SaÃÆo Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores and Corvo. Recent ...

Identification of Caspian Gull

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper Abstract This paper deals with the identification of the Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans. The aim is to synthesise what is currently known about the identification of this species and discuss the appearance of proven and suspected hybrids. The paper is spli...

Notes

01 March 2010 Comments Interactions between breeding Black Swans and Mute Swans in Cheshire & Wirral ...

Recent reports

01 April 1995 Comments News and comment Compiled by Barry Nightingale and Anthony McGeehan This summary covers the period 13th February to 19th March 1995. These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Male at Tacumshin (Co. Wexford), 4th March. Lesser...

Mystery photographs

01 April 1995 Comments Main paper It is early October and you come across a lone plover, obviously a Pluvialis, with no other waders present for comparison (plates 48 & 49 on page 195). First impressions are of a grey-and-white-spangled plover with a fairly obvious yellow tinge to ...

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